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tsarism

tsar·ism [ z rìzzəm ] or czar·ism [ z rìzzəm ] or tzar·ism [ z rìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. rule by tsar: government by an emperor who has absolute power

2. dictatorship: absolute rule of any kind, especially the cruel abuse of absolute power by a despot


tsar·ist adjective, noun
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